Counsellor job at Rakai Health Sciences Program

Background

The Counsellor will provide HIV pre-test and post-test counselling and ongoing psychosocial support to RHSP clients, patients, research participants and communities. The role includes communicating results to clients who request them, supporting couples and partner counselling, facilitating disclosure and promoting HIV prevention and health education in study communities. The successful candidate will participate in community mobilisation, prepare field reports and support bio-behavioural data collection while representing RHSP professionally.

Responsibilities

• Manage HIV-related prevention and care activities
• Support ongoing programs
• Plan, implement, monitor client testing services
• Report on Conducted research & activities
• Provision of Intensive Adherence Counselling to non – suppresors

Qualifications and Requirements

• Diploma/ Degree in counseling & guidance, social work or psychology.
• English and Luganda fluency
• Client counselling skills
• Community engagement readiness
• Willingness to work in rural areas.

Added Advantages

• HIV counselling experience
• Relevant certification
• Motorcycle riding ability

What’s great in the job?

• Community Impact: Support HIV prevention and care by providing accessible counselling and health information in RHSP study communities.
• Meaningful Client Support: Help individuals and couples navigate test results, disclosure and ongoing psychosocial concerns.
• Field Engagement: Work directly with communities through counselling, mobilisation and health education activities.
• Professional Development: Build applied skills in HIV counselling, partner support, field reporting and research-related service delivery.
• Collaborative Work: Participate in counselling meetings and work alongside research and community teams.
• Research Exposure: Contribute to bio-behavioural data collection and the delivery of community-based health research.

• Manage HIV-related prevention and care activities
• Support ongoing programs
• Plan, implement, monitor client testing services
• Report on Conducted research & activities
• Provision of Intensive Adherence Counselling to non – suppresors

• English and Luganda fluency
• Client counselling skills
• Community engagement readiness
• Willingness to work in rural areas
• HIV counselling experience
• Motorcycle riding ability
• Strong analytical skills
• Communication Skills
• Research fieldwork exposure

• Diploma/ Degree in counseling & guidance, social work or psychology.
• English and Luganda fluency
• Client counselling skills
• Community engagement readiness
• Willingness to work in rural areas.
• Specialized training in HIV counselling and testing
• Motorcycle riding permit